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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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[[File:Summerville Road East crossing Brisbane River.jpg|left|thumb|Burtons Bridge, 2014]] |
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The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the [[Brisbane River]], which then flows through the locality, and then bounds the locality to the south-east and east.<ref name="globenatural">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> |
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The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the [[Brisbane River]], which then flows through the locality, and then bounds the locality to the south-east and east, putting the locality on both sides of the Brisbane River.<ref name="globenatural">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Burtons Bridge on E Summervilles Road is one of the crossing points for the river ({{Coord|-27.49960|152.68969|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=21 November 2024}}).<ref name="globeother">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-27.4992129,152.6905927,3a,37.5y,244.75h,81.28t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s9itJ_SUWO08FIVeqYiWQeA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D8.719999999999999%26panoid%3D9itJ_SUWO08FIVeqYiWQeA%26yaw%3D244.75!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D|access-date=21 November 2024|title=Burtons Bridge over the Brisbane River (from the eastern bank)|SV=yes|date=September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-27.5000809,152.6893638,3a,75y,23.77h,84.81t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sSyCRb2GKrixMQkzoi5tupQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.189999999999998%26panoid%3DSyCRb2GKrixMQkzoi5tupQ%26yaw%3D23.77!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D|access-date=21 November 2024|title=Burtons Bridge over the Brisbane River (from the western bank)|SV=yes|date=September 2022}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[File:Brisbane River Borallon.jpg|thumb|left|[[Brisbane River]] at Hills Crossing Reserve, 2014]] |
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The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by [[Queensland Railway Commissioner]] [[Francis Curnow]] after his birthplace near [[St Ives, Cornwall|St Ives]] in [[Cornwall]], England.<ref name=qpnl/> |
The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by [[Queensland Railway Commissioner]] [[Francis Curnow]] after his birthplace near [[St Ives, Cornwall|St Ives]] in [[Cornwall]], England.<ref name=qpnl/> |
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Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a [[receiving office]] had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014}}</ref> |
Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a [[receiving office]] had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014 | archive-date = 15 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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There are no schools in Borallon. The nearest government primary school is Glamorgan Vale State School in [[Glamorgan Vale, Queensland|Glamorgan Vale]] to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is [[Ipswich State High School]] in [[Brassall, Queensland|Brassall]], [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]], to the south-east.<ref name="globeschools">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> |
There are no schools in Borallon. The nearest government primary school is Glamorgan Vale State School in [[Glamorgan Vale, Queensland|Glamorgan Vale]] to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is [[Ipswich State High School]] in [[Brassall, Queensland|Brassall]], [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]], to the south-east.<ref name="globeschools">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Facilities == |
== Facilities == |
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| Coordinates | 27°30′09″S 152°42′04″E / 27.5025°S 152.7011°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 90 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (16.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4306 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]
Geography
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The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the Brisbane River, which then flows through the locality, and then bounds the locality to the south-east and east, putting the locality on both sides of the Brisbane River.[3] Burtons Bridge on E Summervilles Road is one of the crossing points for the river (27°29′59″S 152°41′23″E / 27.49960°S 152.68969°E).[4][5][6]
History
[edit]The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by Queensland Railway Commissioner Francis Curnow after his birthplace near St Ives in Cornwall, England.[2]
Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.[7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Borallon. The nearest government primary school is Glamorgan Vale State School in Glamorgan Vale to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ipswich State High School in Brassall, Ipswich, to the south-east.[9]
Facilities
[edit]Despite the name, the Borallon Correctional Centre is not in Borallon but in Ironbark, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Borallon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Borallon – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48319)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Burtons Bridge over the Brisbane River (from the eastern bank)". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Burtons Bridge over the Brisbane River (from the western bank)". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Borallon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Borallon Training and Correctional Centre". Prison locations. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
External links
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Media related to Borallon, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons